Here we have compiled some must reads for your recovery bookshelf, these are suggested reads by folks in recovery. Some may be literature recognised by various organisations but we list them here as helpful resources to deal with sex addiction and dependency.
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Tyndale’s Life Recovery Bible is the #1-selling recovery Bible with over 3 million copies in print. This Bible for addiction points to God himself as the primary source of recovery with essential tools and features that help free people from the grip of addiction. It is widely used in tangent with the 12-step recovery programs, in correctional facilities, and by individuals seeking help taking their life back from behaviours and substances that have held them captive.
This Second Edition of The Life Recovery Bible is updated with new articles on addiction recovery as well as a step-by-step life recovery meeting guide for leaders. This NLT Bible is essential to anyone starting or running recovery groups at church or in the community. The Second Edition works seamlessly with the original version. This allows users of both editions to communicate easily with each other regarding the location of notes and other features.
The basic text of the SAA fellowship, Sex Addicts Anonymous explains sex addiction from the SAA perspective and demonstrates, through examples, how sex addiction worsens over time. It describes the personal powerlessness and unmanageability of sex addiction, and the damage to personal relationships, livelihood, and physical health that is often caused by addictive behaviour.
Sex Addicts Anonymous conveys a vision of hope for the addict through a recovery program based on the time-honoured Twelve Steps that were initially proposed for alcoholics. A separate section of the book offers a variety of personal stories from individual members of the fellowship to illustrate the challenges and the hope of recovery.
Voices of Recovery
Voices of Recovery is the response to requests from SAA members for a meditation book written and produced by the fellowship. This book is not the work of a single person. Numerous individuals have donated their time and talents to writing, reading, selecting, and editing meditations.
Each meditation is a reflection of the individual member’s own experience, strength, and hope in their own recovery process.
The meditations may be read daily based on the date, by topic using the index, or by any other way the reader or group desires.
A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps
A revised and expanded edition of the recovery classic by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., a leading expert on addictive behaviours. ‘The Twelve Steps tap into the essential human process of change and will be regarded as one of the intellectual and spiritual landmarks in human history.’
Patrick Carnes, It was out of his reverence and respect for the wisdom and therapeutic value of the Twelve Steps that Carnes wrote A Gentle Path through the 12 Steps, now a recovery classic and self-help staple for anyone looking for guidance for life’s hardest challenges. Hundreds of thousands of people have found a personal portal to the wisdom of the Twelve Steps in this book.
Out of the Shadows
Sex is at the core of our identities. And when it becomes a compulsion, it can unravel our lives. Out of the Shadows is the premier work on this disorder, written by a pioneer in its treatment.
Revised and updated to include the latest research and to address the exploding phenomenon of cybersex addiction – this third edition identifies the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences of sexual addiction and dependency.
With practical wisdom and spiritual clarity, it points the way out of the shadows of sexual compulsion and back into the light and fullness of life.
The Porn Trap
In this highly acclaimed recovery guide, renowned sex and relationship therapists Wendy and Larry Maltz shed new light on the compelling nature and destructive power of today’s instantly available pornography. Weaving together poignant real-life stories with innovative exercises, checklists, and expert advice, this groundbreaking resource provides a comprehensive program for understanding and healing porn addiction and other serious consequences of porn use.
Answers in the Heart
With the inspiration and support unique to Hazelden meditation books, Answers in the Heart provides solace for the pain and inspiration for lasting recovery from Sex Addiction.
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